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Mt SAC--Who's Who & What's What
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Mt SAC--Who's Who & What's What
Earlier, on the 2013 Outdoor Results thread, gktrack offered the link to the entry lists, and a few of the "names" who will compete here.
Here's an event-by-event list of SOME of the "name" entrants in that event.
As with Arcadia, this is surely NOT a comprehensive list!
Feel free to fill in the blanks!!
100---G Rutherford (GB), M Rodgers
200---A Eaton, Nellum
800---R Martin, Sowinski, Jock, Loxsom
1500---True, Merber, A Mudd
5000---Bruce, Curtis
110H---Osaghae, A Eaton, R Wilson
400H---R Wyatt
HJ---Kynard, J Williams
LJ---G Rutherford (GB)
PV---S Barber
HT---L Charfreitag, K Johnson, Faldemeyer
A couple of listings of interest:
A guy named Alec Baldwin, from Iowa State, is entered in the 800 and 1500.
Didn't know old Alec had given up acting!!
And there are five entrants in the 100 for men.....from Hong Kong!!
Since when was HK a sprint power??
100---Jeter, Gardner, L Williams, Lisa Barber
200---V Thomas, Moline, P Francis, Gardner, K Baker, N Hastings
400---Roesler, K Baker, Demus, T Thompson
800---Uceny, S Reid (Can), D Cummins, Willard, Roesler, Demus (!!!)
1500---Felnagle, D Cummins, K Conley, Willard, Friday, Kesselring, B Martinez, C Babcock, M Lawrence
5000---S Hall, A Bizzarri, Spence, Hollander, W Neer, D'Agostino, S Nadel, L VanDalen (NZ), Areson, Hasay, Sisson, C Reilly, M Goethals
SC---Greany, C Anderson, L Anderson, Kipp, A Pappas, M Lawrence
100H---V Thomas, Y Lewis, J Zelinka
400H---Moline, Spence, T Thompson
HJ---Barrett, S Day, L Patterson, Briscoe, Butts
LJ---V Thomas, Fountain, W Gipson
TJ---V Thomas
PV---Stefanidi (Gr), Kayla Caldwell, Gergel, B Buell, A Kubishta
JT---Borman, H Carson
HT---B Henry, S Hitchon (GB), Cosby
Two sorta interesting entries.
Sheila Reid is running the 800, not the mile or 1500!!
And Lashinda Demus is running both the flat 400 and.....
the 800!!!
Is she beating Jeremy Wariner to the punch by moving up??
Remember when the major USA relay meets were scheduled on different weekends, so athletes could "do the circuit"??
This year, we have.....
Kansas---Apr 17-20
Mt SAC---Apr 18-21
Drake---Apr 24-27
Penn---Apr 25-27
Jordan---Apr 28
Need a charter jet and iron legs to do THIS circuit!!
Also, note I offered NO 10K entrants for men or women!
Looks to me like the 10K's this year have relatively weak fields!!
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Has Roesler run the 400 at this meet before? If she goes a low-52, that might give her coach something to think about, on the way to the NCAA Regionals.
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The distances at Mt SAC can be at one of several venues, although there is usually a pretty good one at Mt SAC proper. However, with the Stanford (II) meet coming up, the distance folks are focusing more on that.
As for LR, her 800 at NCAAs would probably imply that a 51-flat for the 400 might be necessary to be on the radar. She was second at 800 and if she cannot go sub-50 she might not make the top 3. It is possible that 52-low now and something better by Regionals would leave her out of the final. It is a long way from 52-low to 51-flat and to place as high, a 50-low will be necessary, and that differential is like almost 5 seconds in the 800.
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Demus is running the 800 m as part of her training regimen.No plans to move up.Although the 800 m was one of her main events as an Age-Grouper.
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According to All athletics Demus has already run the 800 three times this year! These are her times: 02.03.2013 Las Vegas UNLV Track Classic 2:11.90
16.03.2013 San Diego Aztec Invitational 2:10.36
06.04.2013 Los Angeles Cal State Invitational 2:09.93
They aren't good marks at all but she won the three races.
She is surely capable of at least 2.05 given her 400 time.
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For somebody with a 2:07.49 PR (last year) who is pointing for a speed event 4 months from now, I'd say those three 800s are absolutely great times in terms of where somebody would want to be in building strength. Those surely reflect times achieved under maximal training load, not any kind of race sharpness.
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A few new additions... J. Anderson (400H), D. Solomon (M800, who split mid-45 last week), and looks like John Smith is bringing out some of his other athletes as well from across town: B. Okagbare (W100) and J. Richardson (M110H). Also Gil Roberts (M 200/400) representing HSI - anyone know if he's connected to Coach Smith, or who he's working with now?
...and I'm very curious to see how R. Bailey (M100) opens outdoors at Mt. SAC. Judging from this photo a few weeks ago, looks like Bailey is in good hands here with Coach Smith and I believe biomechanic USATF specialist Dr. Ralph Mann. I'm looking for a great season/career from R. Bailey.
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I've heard that Lauryn Williams is now in College Station, Texas. Does anyone know who she is training with there?
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Vince Anderson according to USATF
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Results are coming in.
Jose Pena of Venezuela (If he's the same guy listed in my 2012 Athletics Annual!) won the SC in a world leading time of 8:27.66.
Also, in the fastest section of the women's 1500, Amber Henry beat Josephine Adams, 4:16.07 to 4:16.20.
They were the only runners under 4:20.
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Roberts is now training with Smith. Has run a couple 4x1's with Bailey, Rashaad, Richardson and but nothing special - lost 2 weeks ago to TCU at Johnson/JJK meet. Bailey may well have a good season but he looks a little big or heavy to me. Still early but will be curious to see some of our elites open up. Excited to see Ashton Eaton in both the hurdles and the 200 if he ends up doing both. Could press the pure event guys more than they want!
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Thanks much for the post valleyrunner re: G. Roberts, I've been wondering about who's coaching him after seeing an ex-Texas Tech guy make his way to the west coast ... Sounds like a great combo to me, Gil's 44.84 (US #6) from last year, add John Smith as his coach this year, and still plenty of racing left in his legs at age 24.
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Nice... Brenda Martinez with an A-qualifying 4:04.86, all alone at end, with second place at 4:10.
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And people are saying the same won't happen at Drake??
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BTW, this is her PR...and ties her for 24th place on the US outdoor list.....with Claudette Groendaal!
Earlier, in a women's collegiate 4X800 relay....a team called "Jane's Elite Racing Team"....DNF'd in that race....and it was the 3rd leg who stopped.
The woman who stopped was named.....Claudette Groenendaal!!
Any relation?
Her daughter....with the same name? Or is there now ANOTHER (unrelated to the former UO star) Claudette Groenendaal out there??
The elder Groenendaal is now 50 (Born in 1963).....or 49. Maybe it's HER!!!
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Another A-qualifier, Abbey D'Agostino 5000 in 15:11.35, a PR by 8+ seconds.
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This makes her 3rd All Time outdoor collegiate!!
And she's now the junior class collegiate record holder, beating Sally Kipyego's 15:15.88.
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Nuance is not a specialty I see.
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That is the one and only Claudette.
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A 1.21-second PR for Neely Spence in fourth.
Event 220 Women 5000 Meter Run Invit. Elite
Name Year Team Finals
1 Abbey D'Agostino Dartmouth 15:11.35
2 Lucy Van Dalen New Zealand 15:21.08
3 Mary Cullen Ireland 15:23.12
4 Neely Spence Brooks Hansons 15:26.51
5 Marisol Guadalupe Romero Mexico-FMAA 15:29.51
6 Kate Van Buskirk Athletics Toronto 15:29.72
7 Megan Goethals Washington 15:33.63
8 Emily Sisson Providence 15:39.80
9 Jackie Areson NIKE 15:41.20
10 Laura Thweatt Boulder Track Club 15:41.74
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Does anyone have the 1500 Invite results? Either they do not have it or my cache is not letting me get the real stuff.
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I constantly delete my browsing history and then get back in... seems to work for me. If not, are you looking for men's or women's?
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Will Leer is Mike Slack part deux.
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yes its her. http://www.thejanes.net/meet-the-janes/claudette/
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Event 214 Women 1500 Meter Run Invit. Elit
1 Brenda Martinez New Balance 4:04.86$
2 Kim Conley New Balance/SRA 4:10.03
3 Lea Wallace Nike 4:10.79
4 Beverly Ramos New Balance 4:12.10
5 Stephanie Brown Arkansas 4:14.60
6 Amanda Mergaert Utah 4:15.10
7 Anne Kesselring Oregon 4:15.23
8 Andrea Ferris Quintero Panama 4:16.05
9 Becca Friday Oregon 4:16.07
10 Lauren Penney Syracuse 4:16.08
11 Charlotte Arter New Mexico 4:16.94
12 Annie Leblanc Oregon 4:17.64
13 Christine Babcock Washington 4:17.91
14 Christy Cazzola WI Oshkosh 4:18.22
-- Chloe Anderson New Mexico DNF
Event 114 Men 1500 Meter Run Invit. Elite
1 Patrick Casey Oklahoma 3:40.27
2 Pablo Solares Bay Area Track Club 3:40.98
3 Thomas Farrell Oklahoma State 3:41.33
4 Jeremy Rae Notre Dame 3:41.45
5 Kyle Merber Texas 3:41.63
6 Julian Matthews New Zealand 3:41.88
7 Diego Estrada Northern Arizona 3:41.90
8 Trevor Van Ackeren Texas 3:42.18
9 Jose Juan Esparza Perez Mexico-FMAA 3:42.60
10 Robby Creese Penn State 3:43.72
11 Raul Botezan Oklahoma State 3:44.59
12 Rob Finnerty Wisconsin 3:44.92
13 Andrew Graham Adams State 3:45.35
14 William Nelson Unattached 3:45.62
15 Darius Terry Arizona State 3:45.69
16 Tom Curr Butler 3:46.40
17 Nick Wade Cornell 3:53.79
-- Michael Miller Washington DNF
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the other woman on that team are really old also, tania fischer used to race vickie cook in high school, and ran for ucla in the mid 80's, kirsten o hara was a standout at cal in the 80's, and darcy arreola ran for northridge all in the 1980's.
great to see them staying in shape, they should put joan benoit samuelson on their team as benoit-samuelson just ran a world age record of 2:50.29 in mondays boston marathon.
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Oh, and a shout-out to one of our new forum posters, Kayla Caldwell of Hillsdale, wining the wPV today at Mt. SAC...
Event 246 Women Pole Vault Open-A U/O
1 Kayla Caldwell Hillsdale 4.20m 13-09.25
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Could not find the 1 Mile results because they did a 1500 instead (outdoors, qualifying times, etc). I did not think that was the case at first because one guy I was looking for was not in the 1500 race (NCAA 3rd placer in the mile, soph Austin Mudd).
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Whitney ASHLEY broke her PB in the DT 60.34 (previous 59.99) giving her the B standard. Right now there is only one American with the A.
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Fine performance for Martinez -- PB by slightly more than 2 sec.; also, Conley's 4:10 is a 2 second PB. Good mark for her, as well.
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Does anyone have the splits for Brenda Martinez and Abbey D'Agostino?
Per lap for Martinez, and per 1000 for D'Agostino.
Both won by large margins, so I'm wondering if they ran in front the whole way.
BTW, re Claudette Groendaal.......thanks for the info about her.
I went to the link for her group (Jane's Elite)....and became a follower (Will get their newsletter or whatever in my mailbox!)
Fascinating group of women!!
And besides Groendaal, I also remembered O'Hara and Arriola!!
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I've got approximate splits for both Martinez and D'Agostino.
400---65 or 66
1100--3:00 or 3:01
Last 400--63 or 64.
Last 200--31+.
2000---6:08 (3:06)
3000---9:10 (3:02)
4000---12:12 (3:02)
5000---15:11.35 (2:59+)
BTW, Laura Hollander ran her first collegiate track race (Didn't run indoors!) in 15:53.73.
Came in 3rd in her race, but led much of the way.
Splits of 3:09, 3:09, 3:14, 3:13, and 3:08 (approx).
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She has an interview on FloTrack (for free). She said she had some injuries and needed some rest after XC, so this was her first race since NCAAs and was a good race for getting back in to competition. She will continue to gear up; she has a race next weekend (low key, I think) and then conference and then she will have Regionals. She also said that she thought that 5000 would be her best track distance. Even though she lead for most of the race, she said that she did not try to go out as hard as she was doing during XC.
I saw her running on campus on spring break (we were visiting prospective schools) and she looked like she is getting more strength.
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I don't have splits for D'Agostino's race, but video of it (entire) is on Flotrack. Watched it earlier today, and the (very approximate) 1600m splits, iirc, were around 4:54, 4:52, 4:50-ish. At least that's what I remember the commentators saying. I'm sure splits can be sorted out from watching the video, if no other info appears.
She did lead pretty much the entire way -- set the pace from the start - I think there was at most a lap or so in the latter part of the first mile where a couple of the others took the lead briefly. But it was basically D'Agostino's race the entire way. A few (Van Dalen, Spence, Cullen, et al.) hung on a few yards behind her til about 3k, when D'Agostino really pulled away.
I was very impressed w the way D'Agostino looked -- very strong and efficient, especially in her upper body -- arms not crossing over the center at all, everything going forward. I might be remembering wrong (that happens pretty much all the time...) but I recall her not looking that efficient when she was a bit younger, even though she was also running really well then. Assuming the next couple of months go well for her, and there are no misfortunes, I can easily see her running faster than this. And sub-15:00, while a long 12 seconds away, does not seem out of the question this year, based on the way she ran this 15:11. Just my opinion, of course, which has now been revalued to less than 2 cents.
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MasterPo, I fully agree with you about D'Agostino.
(I saw the race video too, and her interview, and the Martinez and Hollander race videos.)
But to go sub-15:00 this year, she'll have to either....
A) go for the time herself....meaning take the lead...and RUN!
B) get in an elite runners race (Africans, other 14:30 to 14:50 types!), and be pulled to the time.
As a Dartmouth student, she almost certainly will NOT get that time in her conference, regionals, or the NCAA meet itself......unless she does "A" above......and as a TEAM player, she probably won't do that!!
The USATF Trials race is a possibility....except those races are normally "strategic" (i.e. SLOWER!!).
But she is definitely capable of a sub-15:00 this year.
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XC is a big team sport for Dartmouth. But they are 'thin' enough in track that they are not in the running for the top teams, which might give her more freedom. Not impossible that she will run a race like the Oxy High Performance race. Even the second Stanford race, coming up soon, would be feasible, although it is probably too close to this race. However, she does not need a faster time at this point, so going for one before the Trials is not a necessity.
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I didn't see this one coming..... I thought Nellum would have been an easy win.... A stone's throw away from sub-45.
Event 107 Men 400 Meter Dash Invit Elite
World Record: W 43.18 1996 Michael Johnson, USA
American Rec: @ 43.18 1996 Michael Johnson, Nike
Meet Record: $ 44.45 1992 Steve Lewis, Santa Monica TC
Name Year Team Finals
1 Yousef Masrahi HSI International 45.18
2 Bryshon Nellum USC 45.65
3 Gil Roberts HSI International 45.73
4 Yuzo Kanemaru Japan 46.34
5 Yusuke Ishitsuka Japan 46.46
6 Nick Efkamp Iowa State 47.28
7 Keisuke Nozawa Waseda University 47.84
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Duane Solomon beat Eric Sowinski, 1:46.03 to 1:46.05.
Solomon's splits: 52.8 and 53.2.
Sowinski's splits: 53.3 and 52.7 (negative splits!).
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Nice win & PB for Laura Roesler -- 2:01.75
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Not a big surprise ofter indoors - is this faster than that mark?
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A multipocketed new jacket? A suitcase made out of tarp? A credit card-size charger that keeps your devices juiced? These are just a few of the items that can ease some of the stress of travel. Gear & Gadgets writer Judi Dash has tested these items for us and gives them a thumbs up.
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Is pex any better? All I could find before were different opinions both good and bad.
Have your pipes frozen?
Here is a shower valve located on an inside wall.
See how the ice forced the copper pipe out of the valve body.
We had to reheat this and solder it back up.
Here is one where the shower riser pulled out.
This is what a burst looks like in copper pipe.
And another burst copper pipe.
It will be a while before this house will be dried out.
Is pex any better? All I could find before were different opinions both good and bad.
I think some PEX pipe should be more resistant to splitting then copper.
The PEX I use, takes an expander tool.
They are slowly busting around town. I've done a few so far but drain cleaning seems to be what I've been doing a lot of.
Read what the end of this sentence means.
Plastics are more resilient than copper. They can stretch around the ice when it forms, and when the thaw comes, will go back to their old dimensions. So you don't get the same ratchet effect.
Whether PEX is "better" in an absolute sense is a whole different question.
When a whole big run of pipe freezes in one go though, the pressure is huge. The 1/2 in pipe might bulge-out width-wise by a few thou, but it's the 10-foot run wanting to be an inch longer that pulls the fittings apart. The valve pushed off the end of the copper pipe like in one of Terry's picture is a pretty common failure mode around here (where it gets very cold) and I doubt even the flexibility of plastic pipe would have helped much.
I'm in Alabama where frozen pipes are only a few days of concern in the winter. I've used some pex without worrying about the pipe rupturing. My readings indicate that the biggest risk with PEX is that rodents like to gnaw on it. My biggest fear is not the pipe rupturing but the fittings freezing and rupturing. So far I've not used Wirsbo or anything else needing an expander tool. The good thing is that IMO PEX is easier to work with than even PVC since very few fittings are required. The most difficult thing is that the crimping tool I have requires plenty of working room and can't be used in tight places.


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The gold-seekers, called "forty-niners", often faced substantial hardships on the trip. While most of the newly arrived were Americans, the Gold Rush attracted tens of thousands from Latin America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. At first, the gold nuggets could be picked up off the ground. Later, gold was recovered from streams and riverbeds using simple techniques, such as panning. More sophisticated methods were developed and later adopted elsewhere. At its peak, technological advances reached a point where significant financing was required, increasing the proportion of gold companies to individual miners. Gold worth tens of billions of today's dollars was recovered, which led to great wealth for a few. However, many returned home with little more than what they had started with.
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From Brother Jesse: IN-CERT, Inner City Emergency Response Team, is headed by Mr. Khallid Greene (pictured). IN-CERT is about readiness, people helping people, rescuer safety, and doing the greatest good for the greatest number. For years, members of churches, groups, schools, and centers have been getting training led by IN-CERT to prepare them to be first responders in situation such as Hurricane Ike....and they did!
Brother Jesse: When did IN-CERT hit the streets?
Khallid Greene: We started assessing damage around 4:00am Saturday morning (Sept. 13) right after Hurricane Ike struck. There was a complex on North MacGregor that had four feet of flood water, so we got busy rescuing people... [read full interview]
Related: Galveston reopens for residents, Reports from the Island | Street Medics Harassed by Police & FEMA during Hurricane Ike Relief
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has opened PODs in a number of areas in Houston [list of locations | map], providing ice, water and Meals Ready to Eat to the public. FEMA is also encouraging people to apply for assistance online or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362). If anyone can find a clear list of what benefits are being made available, please post it on the newswire, or email email@example.com.
Reports from the Open Publishing Newswire:
Articles Amy L. Dalton Ike Impact Notes | hmmmm Curfew Chat | Free Press Houston Fuck a curfew. What do you think? The Free Press chimes in | Dee Hurricane Ike and Texas Prisoners, Did the state prepare for an emergency? | lonestar in gotham Excutions Continue Despite Widespread Power Outages in Huntsville | Texas ACORN ACORN's Plans for Hurricane Ike Recovery | Jesse Muhammad Brother Jesse of Millions More Movement on the ground in Houston after Ike | KPFT Status Report - Still off the air
Photos Nick: Boy and Tree | Food Not Bombs post-Ike Erin: Neighborhood Photos RoB: During and right after the Storm in Bellaire | Day 2: Dawn of the Dead at Galleria, back to Montrose | Post Ike Photos part 3: from Sunday and Monday | Five days in and still a mess Montrose Patriot Photography & Promotions: Third Fiesta Out-takes from MPP&P | Nena Fotos del desastre por el Huracan Ike en el Suroeste de Houston
Audio Rachel Clarke: Pre-Ike Preparations | What Was Houston's Plan for the Homeless During Ike?
I am writing on this day of remembrance and tears, struggle and concerns of the disaster from Katrina in the Gulf Coast of three years ago in 2005. Some of you may be aware there is a hurricane named Gustav that is working its way into the Gulf Of Mexico as we speak. It has already left devastation in its wake upon small Caribbean countries whose people have suffered under Power and now natural disaster. It is predicted to become a category 3 by landfall in the u.s. It is also has indications of heading for the New Orleans area--at this point most likely Morgan City west of NOLA. Of course these are only predictions. But with predictions and memory come concerns.
We of Common Ground Relief are asking that you all remain aware. Aware that the potential for history to repeat in response to disaster or really to anything. Also not forget during this time of remembrances. New Orleans has still not been rebuilt, and the progress is slow. The levees are only 20% completed and millions of dollars over budget. The coastal areas which include First Nation and other small towns and Vietnamese and Cajun fishing villages; these people are still in disrepair and vulnerable due to major wetlands loss of human cause. Read full story | Related: Three Years After Katrina: While Republicans and Democrats Gather and Celebrate, A City Still Searches for Recovery | Prisoners of New Orleans need your help now (Hurricane Gustav)!!! | What is East of New Orleans? | Witness to Scrubbing of Oil-Soaked Birds | Gustav Approaches: Politics and consequences of the storm?
Photo: Katrina Remembered in front of FEMA as Gustav threatens New Orleans from DC's WSQT Guerrilla Radio
From Colorado IMC: On December 16th, the Grand Valley Coalition for the Homeless held its annual ceremony for those who died on the streets during the last year. It was bitter-cold despite the bright sun shine, and three inches of snow blanketed the ground. Dozens of men and women gathered early to get into the soup line, The Red Pill was able to sit down with Wild Man a Grand Junction native who has been on the streets for that last year and half. Full Report: Death on the Streets: Homelessness in the Grand Valley
More coverage of Homeless Memorial Day, 2007: DC | Baltimore | Worcester: 1 | 2 (audio) | Reports from www.nationalhomeless.org | 2006 Roundup | | Related: Santa Cruz Sleeping Ban Struggle Persists as Ryan Coonerty Becomes Mayor | On Being Hawaiian and Homeless
Additional Coverage Tasers, Pepper Gas Greet Protesters At City Hall | | images from city council meeting | | Videos
Demolition and resistance began on December 12th at the B.W. Cooper Public Housing Project in Midcity. Coverage: Demolitons and Resistance Begin At B.W. Cooper by Michael Steinberg || Protest Bring Demolition Activity At B.W. Cooper To A Halt by mike howells || Demolition of B.W. Cooper Sets off Protest by Edwin Lopez -- includes pictures || High Noon in New Orleans: Anti-Demolition Protesters Storm Federal Building by Michael Steinberg || DC solidarity action blocks streets around HUD -- with audio by WSQT Guerrilla Radio || Video Montage of December 10, 2007 meeting in City Hall by Edwin Lopez || Stop the Demolitions by Diane Greene Lent || Houstonians Support New Orleans! || No Demolition Means No Demolition by Jay Arena
Past Coverage: Dec. 11--Residents and Allies Delay, Possibly Stop, Demolition of Housing Project
See also: Background Article from the Indypendent || Houston IMC Feature || Summary of Recent Housing Struggle and Updates
Related from New Orleans IMC Newswire:
» Two Years Post-Katrina: Racism and Criminal Justice in New Orleans
» Two Years After Katrina, Billions in Relief Funds Are Missing
» It Was Complete Fascism Those First Four Days: Katrina, Rita Tribunal Pushes Forward...
» Truth Rising: Tribunal on Katrina and Rita Convenes In New Orleans
Despite the hardships of damage to property, what was a near universal perception of a slow and inadequate State and Federal response, and the cuts of 3,000 jobs at UTMB (described by some as worse than the hurricane), everyone I spoke too was optimistic about the future of the Island, and role that they would play in it. [Full Story, Photos, and Audio]
Galveston Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas testified before Congress this week about her city's needs, but she did not discuss public housing in her prepared statement. Also this week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Federal Emergency Management Agency announced an 18-month housing assistance plan for families displaced by Ike, but it's not slated to begin until November. [read full article]
From Comments: A friend who has family on Galveston Island contacted me this evening. She said the City of Galveston was threatening to bulldoze homes below a certain value REGARDLESS OF DAMAGE and had given poor residents until Friday (Oct 3rd) to remove their belongings. She stated that the poorest residents of Galveston were bused the farthest away and many have no way of returing to claim their belongings by the deadline.
More on Housing and development in the gulf:Texas Housers Blog sez A New Orleans obituary has lessons for Galveston and Lessons from Kartina and Rita about rebuilding permanent housing for low income hurricane survivors | Texas Observer on Development on Galveston
You might be aware of the situation that evolved on Sunday, September 21st during which a mission of volunteer Street Medics from Colorado arrived in Galveston, Texas, to provide free medical care to the communities struck by the hurricanes. The mission was oriented with a special interest to address the needs of indigenous, poor and undocumented people whose needs are in general ignored by "official" rescue operations. Also, these are communities of people who often have good have reasons to avoid or hide from such "rescue" operations, especially if they are occurring under martial law and in conjunction with immigration Police. read more
Houston Indymedia Volunteers Katie and Rachel made it on to Galveston island on Saturday September 20th and did a number of interviews with people, listen up to their coverage: Galveston Residents Ride Ike Out | Katrina to Ike | Libertarian Prepares to Return Home | BOI (Born on the Island) of Galveston | Toxic Floodwaters From Ike
Other Galveston Content from the open publishing newswire: Matt Stanford of Galveston talks about the impact of Ike on working class black community | Street Medics Harassed by Police & FEMA during Hurricane Ike Relief [Update]
Pictured: Galveston resident Bob Wilkens, burned by toxic floodwaters
This was produced for the Houston Indymedia Radio Show, every Friday on Pasifica station KPFT 90.1fm. KPFT went off the air Friday just before Ike reached Houston and is still down. General Manager Duane Bradley sent out this report: KPFT Status Report - Still off the air and Chief Engineer Steve Brightwell sent out this more technical report about the obstacles to getting Radio for Peace back on the air: Tech update from KPFT - trying to get back on air by hook or crook.
Those who are politically connected and their work crews are being all to access the island and to start repairs. The Stork Club, a bar owned by Guy Taylor Jr., and Buchanan Gallery, owned by Kathryn Buchanan, are examples of businesses that have crews cleaning and repairing them. Although I am a supporter of the arts, an art gallery is not an essential business. Those who are not politically connected are not allowed on the island. They are told that no one is allowed. [read the full article]
Update: A civil disobedience action is planned by Galveston residents who want access to their homes. We are planning to caravan to Galveston and disobey the police when they tell us that we cannot have access to our homes.
Where: Meet at the Walmart parking lot at El Dorado
When:Saturday, Sept. 20 at 10am
Why: There are numerous reasons. Here are a few
Update pt 2: Bailbondsmen not allowed in Galveston???
Houston Food Not Bombs says on their website: "We share free food with the hungry every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 8:PM and Sunday 7pm on the ledge on the corner of the sidewalk in front of the Library at Smith and McKinney." more photos
Some thoughts from the chat so far: kim pickens said "FEMA not keeping their word? Wow! Never seen that before." Ariel says: "i really wonder what harold hurtt plans on doing to those who decide to walk outside at 9:15." wallis parcell said: "And we are not any safer. Same person who headed the Katrina fiasco." violator said: "I violated the heck out of that curfew last night with no hassles..."


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We've got a Car Health Crisis in this country!
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Kid Rock is going on tour to support Rebel Soul. Some familiar faces will be opening for various shows, including Uncle Kracker, ZZ Top, Kool and The Gang, and Tiger Jam. There are plenty of Kid Rock tickets available for the upcoming shows, so get yours today.
|River City Rockfest: Kid Rock & Five Finger Death Punch
|San Antonio, TX
|AT&T Center - The Grounds
|May 24, 2014
Sat 12:00PM
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|California Mid-state Fair Grounds
|Jul 17, 2014
Thu 7:30PM
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|Jones County Fair
|Jul 19, 2014
Sat 8:00PM
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|Jul 25, 2014
Fri 8:00PM
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|Saint Paul, MN
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|Aug 23, 2014
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Born in Romeo, Michigan, Robert James "Bob" Ritchie was immersed in music from a young age. He found himself listening to rap music and becoming absorbed in that world. Ritchie was intrigued by the combination of rap and rock in such albums as the Beastie Boys' Licensed to Ill, a style that he would attempt to emulate in his future work. In 1988, after recording his first demos, he signed a contract with Jive Records. However, his first album, Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast, fell flat and failed to bring in the success that he and the record label expected. Consequently, Jive Records did not see much of a future for Kid Rock and eventually he was dropped.
Kid Rock persevered through these failures and continued to do what he loved. He was picked up by an independent label and released the albums The Polyfuze Method in 1993, Fire It Up! in 1994, and Early Morning Stoned Pimp in 1996. His material eventually got him signed by the major label Atlantic Records. With newfound support, Kid Rock released Devil Without a Cause in 1998. His situation looked grim when the album did not have initial commercial success. However, after a chance meeting with MTV VJ Carson Daly, Kid Rock began to make multiple appearances on the network, which boosted his record sales considerably. The album eventually sold more than 11 million copies, and Kid Rock found his ticket to superstardom.
Kid Rock has gone on to release multiple top selling albums. Released in 2000, the compilation album The History of Rock has sold over 2 million copies in the U.S. In 2001, Rock released Cocky, which continued the smash success of his previous studio album. His ninth record, Rock N Roll Jesus, was released in 2007 to a number one charting on the Billboard 200 and a double platinum certification. He has since released two studio albums, Born Free and Rebel Soul, to strong sales. In addition to his albums, Kid Rock is constantly on tour, and Kid Rock concerts often come coupled with guest appearances by some of the other leading acts of the rap, metal, and rock genres including Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blink-182, and Metallica.


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The Southern Sierra: Places to Explore
Lee Vining
Tiny Lee Vining is known primarily as the eastern gateway to Yosemite National Park (summer only) and the location of vast and desolate Mono Lake. Pick up supplies at the general store year-round, or stop here for lunch or dinner before or after a drive through the high country. In winter the town is all but deserted, except for the ice climbers who come to scale frozen waterfalls. You can meet these hearty souls at Nicely's restaurant, where climbers congregate for breakfast around 8 on winter mornings. To try your hand at ice climbing, contact Doug Nidever (760/937-6922 www.themountainguide.com), aka the Mountain Guide.
Lee Vining at a Glance
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Colin Wilson
|Colin Wilson
Pictured in Cornwall, 1984
26 June 1931
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
|5 December 2013[1]
(aged 82)
Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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|Angry Young Men
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Colin Henry Wilson (26 June 1931 – 5 December 2013) was a prolific English writer who first came to prominence as a philosopher and novelist. He also wrote widely on true crime, mysticism and the paranormal.[2] Wilson called his philosophy "new existentialism" or "phenomenological existentialism",[3] and maintained his life work "that of a philosopher, and (his) purpose to create a new and optimistic existentialism."[4]
Early life[edit]
Wilson was born and raised in Leicester, England. His father worked in a shoe factory.[5] Wilson left school at 16. He worked in a wool warehouse (a job he hated), and read in his spare time.[5] He then returned to school to work briefly as a lab assistant, but found that he had lost his passion for science. He then worked as a civil servant. He was then called up for national service, spending six months working as a clerk for the Royal Air Force; he managed to get thrown out by falsely claiming that he was a homosexual. Wilson then moved to London attempting to establish himself as a writer. For a time he lived in a sleeping bag on Hampstead Heath.[6]
The Outsider[edit]
Gollancz published the then 24-year-old Wilson's The Outsider in 1956. The work examines the role of the social "outsider" in seminal works by various key literary and cultural figures – such as Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre, Ernest Hemingway, Hermann Hesse, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, William James, T. E. Lawrence, Vaslav Nijinsky and Vincent van Gogh – and discusses Wilson's perception of social alienation in their work. The book became a best-seller and helped popularise existentialism in Britain.[7]
The inside cover of a late-1990s edition[citation needed] reads:
The Outsider is the seminal work on alienation, creativity and the modern mind-set. First published over thirty years ago, it made its youthful author England's most controversial intellectual.
Life and works after The Outsider[edit]
Non-fiction writing[edit]
Wilson became associated with the "Angry Young Men" of British literature. He contributed to Declaration, an anthology of manifestos by writers associated with the movement, and was also anthologised in a popular paperback sampler, Protest: The Beat Generation and the Angry Young Men.[8][9] Some viewed Wilson and his friends Bill Hopkins and Stuart Holroyd as a sub-group of the "Angries", more concerned with "religious values" than with liberal or socialist politics.[10] Critics on the left swiftly labeled them as fascist; commentator Kenneth Allsop called them "the law givers".[10][11]
After the initial success of Wilson's first work, critics universally panned Religion and the Rebel (1957). Time magazine published a review, headlined "Scrambled Egghead", that pilloried the book.[12] By the late 1960s Wilson had become increasingly interested in metaphysical and occult themes. In 1971, he published The Occult: A History, featuring interpretations on Aleister Crowley, George Gurdjieff, Helena Blavatsky, Kabbalah, primitive magic, Franz Mesmer, Grigori Rasputin, Daniel Dunglas Home, and Paracelsus (among others). He also wrote a markedly unsympathetic biography of Crowley, Aleister Crowley: The Nature of the Beast, and has written biographies on other spiritual and psychological visionaries, including Gurdjieff, Carl Jung, Wilhelm Reich, Rudolf Steiner, and P. D. Ouspensky.
Originally, Wilson focused on the cultivation of what he called "Faculty X", which he saw as leading to an increased sense of meaning, and on abilities such as telepathy and the awareness of other energies. In his later work he suggests the possibility of life after death and the existence of spirits, which he personally analyzes as an active member of the Ghost Club.
He has also written non-fiction books on crime, ranging from encyclopedias to studies of serial killing. He had an ongoing interest in the life and times of Jack the Ripper and in sex crime in general.
Wilson explored his ideas on human potential and consciousness in fiction, mostly detective fiction or science fiction, including several Cthulhu Mythos pieces.
Like his non-fiction work, much of Wilson's fictional output from Ritual in the Dark (1960) onwards has concerned itself with the psychology of murder—especially that of serial killing. However, he has also written science fiction of a philosophical bent, including the Spider-World series.
In The Strength to Dream (1961) Wilson attacked H. P. Lovecraft as "sick" and as "a bad writer" who had "rejected reality"—but he grudgingly praised Lovecraft's story "The Shadow Out of Time" as capable science-fiction. August Derleth, incensed by Wilson's treatment of Lovecraft in The Strength to Dream, then dared Wilson to write what became The Mind Parasites—to expound his philosophical ideas in the guise of fiction.[13] In the preface to The Mind Parasites, Wilson concedes that Lovecraft, "[f]ar more than Hemingway or Faulkner, or even Kafka, is a symbol of the outsider-artist in the 20th century" and asks: "what would have happened if Lovecraft had possessed a private income—enough, say, to allow him to spend his winters in Italy and his summers in Greece or Switzerland?" answering that in his [Wilson's] opinion "[h]e would undoubtedly have produced less, but what he did produce would have been highly polished, without the pulp magazine cliches that disfigure so much of his work. And he would have given free rein to his love of curious and remote erudition, so that his work would have been, in some respect, closer to that of Anatole France or the contemporary Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges".[14] Wilson also discusses Lovecraft in Order of Assassins (1972) and in the prefatory note to The Philosopher's Stone (1969). His short novel The Return of the Lloigor (1969/1974) also has roots in the Cthulhu Mythos - its central character works on the real book the Voynich Manuscript, but discovers it to be a mediaeval Arabic version of the Necronomicon - as does his 2002 novel The Tomb of the Old Ones.
Tobe Hooper directed the film Lifeforce, based on Wilson's novel The Space Vampires.[15] After its release, Colin Wilson recalled that author John Fowles regarded the film adaptation of Fowles' own novel The Magus as the worst film adaptation of a novel ever. Wilson told Fowles there was now a worse one, the film adaptation of Lifeforce.[16]
Illness and death[edit]
Colin Wilson suffered a stroke in June 2012 and lost his ability to speak.[17] He died in December 2013.[1]
Science writer Martin Gardner has written Wilson was an intelligent writer but had been duped by paranormal claims "Colin brought it all. With unparalleled egotism and scientific ignorance he believed almost everything he read about the paranormal, no matter how outrageous." Gardner described Wilson's book The Geller Phenomenon as "the most gullible book ever written about the Israeli charlatan." Gardner concluded that Wilson had decayed into an "occult eccentric" writing books for the lunatic fringe.[18]
The psychologist Dorothy Rowe gave Wilson's book Men of Mystery a negative review and wrote it "does nothing to advance research into the paranormal".[19]
Benjamin Radford has written Wilson had a "bias toward mystery-mongering" and ignored scientific and skeptical arguments on some of the topics he wrote about. Radford wrote Wilson's book The Mammoth Encyclopedia of the Unsolved is "riddled with errors and obfuscating omissions, betraying a bizarre disregard for accuracy".[20]
- The Outsider (1956)
- Religion and the Rebel (1957)
- "The Frenchman" (short story, Evening Standard 22 August 1957)
- The Age of Defeat (US title The Stature of Man) (1959)
- Ritual in the Dark (Victor Gollancz, 1960) (Reprinted, Ronin Publishing Visions Series, 1993)
- Encyclopedia of Murder (with Patricia Pitman, 1961)
- Adrift in Soho (1961)
- "Watching the Bird" (short story, Evening News 12 September 1961)
- "Uncle Tom and the Police Constable" (short story, Evening News 23 October 1961)
- "He Could not Fail" (short story, Evening News 29 December 1961)
- The Strength to Dream: Literature and the Imagination (1962)
- "Uncle and the Lion" (short story, Evening News 28 September 1962)
- "Hidden Bruise" (short story, Evening News 3 December 1962)
- Origins of the Sexual Impulse (1963)
- The World of Violence (US title The Violent World of Hugh Greene) (1963)
- Man Without a Shadow (US title The Sex Diary of Gerard Sorme) (1963)
- "The Wooden Cubes" (short story, Evening News 27 June 1963)
- Rasputin and the Fall of the Romanovs (1964)
- Brandy of the Damned (1964; later expanded and reprinted as Chords and Discords/Colin Wilson On Music)
- Necessary Doubt (1964)
- Beyond the Outsider (1965)
- Eagle and Earwig (1965)
- Sex and the Intelligent Teenager (1966)
- Introduction to the New Existentialism (1966)
- The Glass Cage (1966)
- The Mind Parasites (1967)
- Voyage to a Beginning (1969)
- A Casebook of Murder (1969)
- Bernard Shaw: A Reassessment (1969)
- The Philosopher's Stone (1969) ISBN 978-0-213-17790-4
- The Return of the Lloigor (first published 1969 in the anthology Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos; revised separate edition, Village Press, London, 1974).
- Poetry and Mysticism (1969; subsequently significantly expanded in 1970)
- "The Return of the Lloigor" (short story in Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, edited by August Derleth, 1969; later revised and published as a separate book)
- L'amour: The Ways of Love (1970)
- The Strange Genius of David Lindsay (with E. H. Visiak and J. B. Pick, 1970)
- Strindberg (1970)
- The God of the Labyrinth (US title The Hedonists) (1970)
- The Killer (US title Lingard) (1970)
- The Occult: A History (1971)
- The Black Room (1971)
- Order of Assassins: The Psychology of Murder (1972)
- New Pathways in Psychology: Maslow and the Post-Freudian Revolution (1972)
- Strange Powers (1973)
- "Tree" by Tolkien (1973)
- Hermann Hesse (1974)
- Wilhelm Reich (1974)
- Jorge Luis Borges (1974)
- Hesse-Reich-Borges: Three Essays (1974)
- Ken Russell: A Director in Search of a Hero (1974)
- A Book of Booze (1974)
- The Schoolgirl Murder Case (1974)
- The Unexplained (1975)
- Mysterious Powers (US title They Had Strange Powers) (1975)
- The Craft of the Novel (1975)
- Enigmas and Mysteries (1975)
- The Geller Phenomenon (1975), ISBN 0-7172-8105-1
- The Space Vampires (1976)
- Colin Wilson's Men of Mystery (US title Dark Dimensions) (with various authors, 1977)
- Mysteries (1978)
- Mysteries of the Mind (with Stuart Holroyd, 1978)
- The Haunted Man: The Strange Genius of David Lindsay (1979)
- "Timeslip" (short story in Aries I, edited by John Grant, 1979)
- Science Fiction as Existentialism (1980)
- Starseekers (1980)
- Frankenstein's Castle: the Right Brain-Door to Wisdom (1980)
- The Book of Time, edited by John Grant and Colin Wilson (1980)
- The War Against Sleep: The Philosophy of Gurdjieff (1980)
- The Directory of Possibilities, edited by Colin Wilson and John Grant (1981)
- Poltergeist!: A Study in Destructive Haunting (1981)
- Anti-Sartre, with an Essay on Camus (1981)
- The Quest for Wilhelm Reich (1981)
- The Goblin Universe (with Ted Holiday, 1982)
- Access to Inner Worlds: The Story of Brad Absetz (1983)
- Encyclopedia of Modern Murder, 1962-82 (1983)
- "A Novelization of Events in the Life and Death of Grigori Efimovich Rasputin," in Tales of the Uncanny (Reader's Digest Association, 1983; an abbreviated version of the later The Magician from Siberia)
- The Psychic Detectives: The Story of Psychometry and Paranormal Crime Detection (1984)
- A Criminal History of Mankind (1984), revised and updated (2005)
- Lord of the Underworld: Jung and the Twentieth Century (1984)
- The Janus Murder Case (1984)
- The Bicameral Critic (1985)
- The Essential Colin Wilson (1985)
- Rudolf Steiner: The Man and His Vision (1985)
- Afterlife: An Investigation of the Evidence of Life After Death (1985)
- The Personality Surgeon (1985)
- An Encyclopedia of Scandal. Edited by Colin Wilson and Donald Seaman (1986)
- The Book of Great Mysteries. Edited by Colin Wilson and Dr. Christopher Evans (1986), ISBN 0948164263
- An Essay on the 'New' Existentialism (1988)
- The Laurel and Hardy Theory of Consciousness (1986)
- Spider World: The Tower (1987)
- Spider World: The Delta (1987)
- Marx Refuted – The Verdict of History, edited by Colin Wilson (with contributions also) and Ronald Duncan, Bath, (UK), (1987), ISBN 0-906798-71-X
- Aleister Crowley: The Nature of the Beast (1987)
- The Musician as 'Outsider'. (1987)
- The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries (with Damon Wilson, 1987)
- Jack the Ripper: Summing Up and Verdict (with Robin Odell, 1987)
- Autobiographical Reflections (1988)
- The Misfits: A Study of Sexual Outsiders (1988)
- Beyond the Occult (1988)
- The Mammoth Book of True Crime (1988)
- The Magician from Siberia (1988)
- The Decline and Fall of Leftism (1989)
- Written in Blood: A History of Forensic Detection (1989)
- Existentially Speaking: Essays on the Philosophy of Literature (1989)
- Serial Killers: A Study in the Psychology of Violence (1990)
- Spider World: The Magician (1992)
- Mozart's Journey to Prague (1992)
- The Strange Life of P.D. Ouspensky (1993)
- Unsolved Mysteries (with Damon Wilson, 1993)
- Outline of the Female Outsider (1994)
- A Plague of Murder (1995)
- From Atlantis to the Sphinx (1996)
- An Extraordinary Man in the Age of Pigmies: Colin Wilson on Henry Miller (1996)
- The Unexplained Mysteries of the Universe (1997) ISBN 0-7513-5983-1
- The Atlas of Sacred Places (1997)
- Below the Iceberg: Anti-Sartre and Other Essays (reissue with essays on postmodernism, 1998)
- The Corpse Garden (1998)
- The Books in My Life (1998)
- Alien Dawn (1999)
- The Devil's Party (US title Rogue Messiahs) (2000)
- The Atlantis Blueprint (with Rand Flem-Ath, 2000)
- Illustrated True Crime: A Photographic History (2002)
- The Tomb of the Old Ones (novella published as half of a double volume alongside a novella by John Grant, 2002)
- Spider World: Shadowlands (2002)
- Dreaming To Some Purpose (2004) - autobiography
- World Famous UFOs (2005)
- Atlantis and the Kingdom of the Neanderthals (2006)
- Crimes of Passion: The Thin Line Between Love and Hate (2006)
- The Angry Years: The Rise and Fall of the Angry Young Men (2007)
- Manhunters: Criminal Profilers & Their Search for the World's Most Wanted Serial Killers (2007)
- The Death of God' and other plays (edited by Colin Stanley) (2008)
- Super Consciousness (2009)
- Existential Criticism: selected book reviews (edited by Colin Stanley) (2009)
- Comments on Boredom ' and 'Evolutionary Humanism and the New Psychology (2013)
- Introduction to 'The Faces of Evil': an unpublished book (2013)
- Unpublished works
- The Anatomy of Human Greatness (non-fiction, written 1964; Maurice Bassett plans to publish this work electronically)
- Metamorphosis of the Vampire (fiction, written 1992-94)[21]
- ^ a b c Williamson, Marcus (8 December 2013). "Colin Wilson: Author (Obituary)". The Independent. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Colin Wilson, author of The Outsider, dies aged 82" BBC News, 13th December 2013. Retrieved 15th December 2013.
- ^ Introduction to the New Existentialism (1966), p.9
- ^ Quote from Philosophy Now, Obituary of Colin Wilson, here (link), accessed March 2014.
- ^ a b Colin Wilson, Dreaming to Some Purpose (Arrow, 2005)
- ^ Desert Island Discs Archive: 1976-1980
- ^ Kenneth Allsop, The Angry Decade; A Survey of the Cultural Revolt of the Nineteen Fifties. London: Peter Owen Ltd.
- ^ Maschler, Tom (editor) (1957). Declaration. London: MacGibbon and Kee.
- ^ Feldman, Gene and Gartneberg, Max (editors) (1958). Protest: The Beat Generation and the Angry Young Men. New York: Citadel Press.
- ^ a b Allsop, Kenneth (1958). The Angry Decade; A Survey of the Cultural Revolt of the Nineteen Fifties. London: Peter Owen Ltd.
- ^ Holroyd, Stuart (1975). Contraries: A Personal Progression. London: The Bodley Head Ltd.
- ^ Colin Wilson, The Angry Years Robson Books, 2007
- ^ Wilson, Colin (2005). The Mind Parasites (original preface). Monkfish. p. xvii.
- ^ Wilson, Colin (1975). The Mind Parasites. Oneiric Press. p. 112.
- ^ Mitchell, Charles P. (2001). A guide to apocalyptic cinema. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 112.
- ^ Wilson, Colin (2005). Dreaming to Some Purpose. Monkfish. p. chapter 20.
- ^ "The Quietus – Anthony Reynolds Discusses Colin Wilson". Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ Gardner, Martin (1984). Order and Surprise. Oxford University Press. pp. 361-364. ISBN 0-19-286051-8
- ^ Rowe, Dorothy (1981). Men of mystery. New Scientist. 26 Jan. pp. 231-232
- ^ Radford, Benjamin (2013). "Colin Wilson: A Case Study in Mystery Mongering". Center for Inquiry. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
- ^ This bibliography, while extensive, does not list all of Wilson's work. For a complete bibliography see Colin Stanley's The Colin Wilson Bibliography, 1956-2010. Nottingham, UK: Paupers' Press, 2011 (ISBN 0-946650-64-0)
Further reading[edit]
- Bendau, Clifford P. Colin Wilson: The Outsider and Beyond (1979), San Bernardino: Borgo Press ISBN 0-89370-229-3
- Campion, Sidney R. The Sound Barrier: a study of the ideas of Colin Wilson (2011), Nottingham: Paupers' Press ISBN 0-946650-81-0
- Dalgleish, Tim The Guerilla Philosopher: Colin Wilson and Existentialism (1993), Nottingham: Paupers' Press ISBN 0-946650-47-0
- Dossor, Howard F. Colin Wilson: the bicameral critic: selected shorter writings (1985), Salem: Salem House ISBN 0-88162-047-5
- Dossor, Howard F. Colin Wilson: the man and his mind (1990) Shaftesbury, Dorset: Element Books ISBN 1-85230-176-7
- Dossor, Howard F. The Philosophy of Colin Wilson: three perspectives (1996), Nottingham: Paupers' Press ISBN 0-946650-58-6
- Greenwell, Tom. Chepstow Road: a literary comedy in two acts (2002) Nottingham: Paupers' Press ISBN 0-946650-78-0
- Lachman, Gary. Two essays on Colin Wilson (1994), Nottingham: Paupers' Press ISBN 0-946650-52-7
- Moorhouse, John & Newman, Paul. Colin Wilson, two essays (1988), Nottingham: Paupers' Press ISBN 0-946650-11-X
- Newman, Paul. Murder as an Antidote for Boredom: the novels of Laura Del Rivo, Colin Wilson and Bill Hopkins (1996), Nottingham: Paupers' Press ISBN 0-946650-57-8
- Robertson, Vaughan. Wilson as Mystic(2001), Nottingham: Paupers' Press ISBN 0-946650-74-8
- Salwak, Dale (ed). Interviews with Britain's Angry Young Men (1984) San Bernardino: Borgo Press ISBN 0-89370-259-5
- Shand, John & Lachman, Gary. Colin Wilson as Philosopher (1996), Nottingham: Paupers' Press ISBN 0-946650-59-4
- Smalldon, Jeffrey. Human Nature Stained: Colin Wilson and the existential study of modern murder (1991) Nottingham: Paupers'Press ISBN 0-946650-28-4
- Spurgeon, Brad. Colin Wilson: philosopher of optimism, (2006), Manchester: Michael Butterworth ISBN 0-9552672-0-X
- Stanley, Colin (ed). Around the Outsider: essays presented to Colin Wilson on the occasion of his 80th birthday, (2011), Winchester: O-Books ISBN 978-1-84694-668-4
- Stanley, Colin (ed). Colin Wilson, a celebration: essays and recollections (1988), London: Cecil Woolf ISBN 0-900821-91-4
- Stanley, Colin. The Colin Wilson Bibliography 1956-2010 (2011) Nottingham: Paupers' Press ISBN 0-946650-64-0
- Stanley, Colin. Colin Wilson's Existential Literary Criticism: a guide for students (2014). Nottingham: Paupers' Press. ISBN 9780956866349
- Stanley, Colin. Colin Wilson's 'Occult Trilogy': a guide for students (2013). Alresford: Axis Mundi Books. ISBN 9781846947063
- Stanley, Colin. Colin Wilson's 'Outsider Cycle': a guide for students (2009). Nottingham: Paupers' Press ISBN 0-946650-96-9
- Stanley, Colin. The Nature of Freedom' and other essays (1990), Nottingham: Paupers' Press ISBN 0-946650-17-9
- Tredell, Nicolas. The Novels of Colin Wilson (1982) London: Vision Press ISBN 0-85478-035-1
- Trowell, Michael. Colin Wilson, the positive approach (1990), Nottingham: Paupers' Press ISBN 0-946650-25-X
- Weigel, John A. Colin Wilson (1975) Boston: Twayne Publishers ISBN 0-8057-1575-4
External links[edit]
|Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Colin Wilson
- Colin Wilson at the Internet Movie Database
- Colin Wilson Papers (2 document boxes) housed at the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy of the University of California, Riverside Libraries. Includes correspondence by Wilson, galley proofs and manuscripts of Wilson's works in the science fiction genre, material regarding Uri_Geller, press clippings, and interviews with Wilson.
- The Colin Wilson Collection at the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom - This is Wilson's bibliographer Colin Stanley's collection of books, articles, manuscripts, letters, photographs and assorted ephemera now at the University of Nottingham. Regularly updated by Stanley.
- Colin Wilson World - admirer-run site with some Wilson contributions
- The Colin Wilson Page - This was the first Colin Wilson site, first set up in 1996. It is no longer available, but is still archived by the Wayback Machine.[dead link]
- Abraxas - Wilson-related journal[dead link]
- 'Suddenly Awakened', for Poetic Mind.
- The Phenomenology of Excess A multimedia Colin Wilson site, approved by its subject
- Audio Interview by William H. Kennedy Sphinx Radio, 9/28/08
- Interview by Gary Lachman, Fortean Times, October 2004
- Colin Wilson's August 2005 interview @ The New York Times
- Creel Commission Interview with Colin Wilson.
- Harry Ritchie, 'Look back in wonder', The Guardian (Review section) (Saturday, 12 August 2006)
- Entry in The Literary Encyclopedia by Colin Stanley
- Colin Wilson interviewed on poetry and the peak experience
- Colin Wilson at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Lyrics
- Paupers' Press (the home of Colin Wilson Studies).
- An article by Colin Stanley on Wilson's debut novel, 'Ritual in the Dark, posted on the London Fictions website
- Colin Stanley on Wilson's 'Adrift in Soho' on the London Fictions website


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A Wheelchair-Accessible 4x4 Van For Backcountry Expeditions
It's Saturday morning. You toss a few supplies in the back of your 4x4 and head toward one of your favorite two-tracks. Maybe it's just for a day of fishing or maybe for a week of relaxation in the great outdoors. Most of us take the pleasures of four-wheeling, exploring backroads, and enjoying the solitude beyond the pavement and public campgrounds for granted. For Lance Blair, that seemed to end one night in December of 1988, when a drunk driver ran a red light.
At the young age of 18, Lance lost his leg. His first thought, "My life in the outdoors is over." But Lance chose a different path. After 20-some years of working with the disabled as an ICU nurse, he founded Disabled Explorers. The all-volunteer, non-profit organization's purpose is to expand the horizons and possibilities of the physically challenged, many now coming back from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Following a 24-day/5,000-mile expedition along the Continental Divide from Canada to Mexico, he realized that while his Toyota FJ Cruiser worked for him, he needed a larger vehicle to accommodate even those restricted to a wheelchair. The obvious choice was a four-wheel drive van, and no one knows more about outfitting such a vehicle than Sportsmobile West in California. The company has been building van campers for over 40 years. The W.A.V.E. (Wheelchair Accessible Van for Expeditions) soon became a major project.
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I purchased these hats as a prop for our Swing Choir. They came packaged well and none were crushed (as often happens with value hats). For some of my students, the hats were a bit small but they fit most of the kids. The fabric that faces the hats could tear but with care, these hats will last a long time. Thanks for a great product, they really shine!
Really Cool Hats
By Katy
from Florida
We used for a danc eowrkshop and the folks attending loved them
By JP
from CT
Played off the lights on the stage very well.
By Bob
from Bensalem, PA
Great hat for the price! Hard to find design.
By Bob the Wig Man
[...] Perfect!
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
gold is money
By Luci, show director
from gardnerville, NV
About Me Frequent Host
great look and econimic. hat worked great for our big show event. love how the light shine off the hats. Glad I found you guys.
show "topper"
By sueB
from Potomac, Md
About Me Parent
Your customer service was very helpful. Wish there were kids AND adult size choice so the adult size could be 2-3 inches bigger. It's easier to fit a bigger hat, but can't make a smaller one bigger!
Sturdy. Great for the Proce
By Chilango
from Provincetown, MA
Light yet good sturdy. Great Shine!
By gmcsf
from FT .Laud ,FL
looks good and will be used for a GAY MENS CHORUS OF SOUTH FLORIDA ..SINGULAR SENSATION CONCERT......[...]
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
quality was weak
By Rikuvoz
from Lansing, MI
The hats were confuseing,I thought I was ordering ONE hat. I got 15. Of the 15 few need no attention. Hat bands were off, and hanging, some curshed or bent. The actual color was off from the photo. I use one as a base and completely cover it in another material and it worked out fine. But you would never know that my hat was one of your.
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